Baby name
CLASSIC
🇧🇷 🇵🇹 🇮🇹 Madalena
/mah · dah · LEH · nah/
Meaning
“Tower”
Portuguese and Italian form of Magdalene, from the Hebrew migdal meaning tower; she of the tower, referencing Mary Magdalene's hometown of Magdala.
Nicknames
mada · lena
Vibe
warmelegant
How it ages.
Warm and durable; the Portuguese form adds regional identity to a biblical classic.
The cultural moment.
Consistently used in Portugal and Brazil; stable across generations.